Found: three black holes on collision course

Astronomers have spotted three giant black holes within a titanic collision of three galaxies. Several observatories,…

A mouse or an elephant: what species fights infection more effectively?

What species is better at fighting an infection, a mouse or an elephant? Body size is…

US appeals court to decide fight over jaguar habitat

It will be up to a federal appeals court to decide whether tens of thousands of…

NASA visualization shows a black hole's warped world

This new visualization of a black hole illustrates how its gravity distorts our view, warping its…

Climate change could cause drought in wheat-growing areas: study

In a new study, researchers found that unless steps are taken to mitigate climate change, up…

NASA-NOAA satellite sees Hurricane Lorenzo strengthening

Dropping cloud top temperatures from NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite indicated Hurricane Lorenzo was getting stronger in…

NASA finds Tropical Storm Karen bringing heavy rain to Puerto Rico

Tropical Storm Karen has crossed over Puerto Rico and into the western Atlantic Ocean. Early on…

Nanotechnology improves chemotherapy delivery

Michigan State University scientists have invented a new way to monitor chemotherapy concentrations, which is more…

Trump's Twitter communication style shifted over time based on varying communication goals

The linguistic and discursive style of Donald Trump’s tweets varied systematically before, during, and after the…

New research reveals soil microbes play a key role in plant disease resistance

Scientists have discovered that soil microbes can make plants more resistant to an aggressive disease—opening new…